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🎙️ Evan Beard is the co-founder and CEO of Standard Bots , building AI-trained industrial robot arms designed to automate real factory work, not demos: In this episode, Evan shares a founder path that started in software startups and Y Combinator long before robotics. Seeing engineers at YC building giant robots convinced him this was a “cheat code on life” and he taught himself mechanical and electrical engineering to make it possible We talk about the early years spent building prototypes in a small apartment, running more than one hundred calls with manufacturers, and discovering the same problem every time. Companies wanted automation, but robots were too expensive and too difficult to program Evan explains why Standard Bots focuses on usable automation instead of chasing hype. The goal was not a slightly better robot but something ten times easier to deploy, trained through demonstration and physical AI rather than complex programming We also discuss surviving the near-death phase, raising funding weeks before running out of money, rebuilding electronics during the chip shortage, and learning electrical engineering while debugging exploding circuit boards remotely A conversation about persistence, customer obsession, and why the future of robotics will be decided by real ROI on factory floors, not humanoid spectacle. Building Deep Tech #100 "You Need To Be 10x Better" With Evan Beard, Co-Founder and CEO of Standard Bots 🎧 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dezmh-kV 🎧 Apple: https://lnkd.in/dd_2WUwX 🎬 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dMx5MWWk
How do you sell 100,000 copies of a book? Tim Grahl is the best person I know to answer. We cover: - His 3-step book launch strategy - Why your launch window should be 2 years - Why flashy bestseller lists don't matter Search "Nathan...
Claude Code launched just one year ago. Today it writes 4% of all GitHub commits, and DAU 2x'd last month alone. In my conversation with @bcherny, creator and head of Claude Code, we dig into: 🔸 Why he considers coding "largely solved" 🔸...
Scaled pre-AI software companies led by technical founders that are still very engaged in the business are probably some of the most undervalued companies in the world right now
New @ThePeelPod with @GarryTan YC has invested in 20% of all startups worth $5B+ started since 2012. We talked for 83 minutes on the past, present, and future of YC. Thanks @numeral and @FlexSuperApp for sponsoring this one Timestamps: 0:05 Moving from Winnipeg to...
Proud to share that The Legalmiga Library® is officially an Entreprenista Approved Partner. ✨ @entreprenistas supports ambitious women founders, and this recognition means our legal templates and resources are trusted to help real businesses protect what they’re building. The Library was created...
The day you will stop asking “what should I build?” And start asking “what annoys me every week?” You’ll naturally find ideas people would actually pay for.
It is better to be single or attached? Well, do you mean in a toxic relationship or a loving supportive one? Context always matters. Now do this one: Is it better to be a single founder or a co-founder?
Chatting all things SPVs today with @JuliaGKrieger and the @sydecario team. Join us in a few hours as we discuss: - How LPs evaluate SPV terms - What builds trust (vs raises red flags) - How managers communicate fees clearly and credibly. -...
My top 7 takeaways from my chat with Adam Markowitz who built Drata from from zero to $100M ARR in 4 years (8,000+ customers): 1. Product-market fit shows in buyer urgency, not just signups. Adam's edtech startup took years to...
Entrepreneurs: if a customer asks for a refund, give it to them immediately and REPLACE them swiftly.
luca.restagno.dev startup founder Most founders fail because they chase ideas. The best SaaS products come from a much simpler place: You already know the problem. You already use the tools. You already see what's broken. Here's how to spot YOUR perfect opportunity 👇 --- luca.restagno.dev startup founder Author After I sold my...
She built a $100M wellness brand after doctors gave her codeine and no plan. Siff Haider and her husband launched Arrae in 2020 with two products, funded it with their wedding savings, and hit $1M in nine months without raising capital. They...
People ask me about those 8 SaaS products. "Did they all succeed?" No. • 3 made $0 • 2 made $1000/month • 1 hit $3k MRR then died • 2 are still growing But here's what nobody tells you: The "failed" ones taught me more than any promotion...
One of the Goldilocks problems in B2B startups is defining who you are selling to. On one extreme is the entrepreneur that says "we sell to everyone." That could be every company, every role or both. The challenge is how do...
A test I ran flopped. The funnel was solid, the end outcome solid but the first part brought low quality leads. I swung the pendulum too far in my test and my hypothesis was wrong. Now reviewing the data and...
Check out this FounderDNA quiz we created for our Vora IQ users. What type of founder are you? https://www.voraiq.com/quiz
Thrive just announced a new $10B fund. “[early on] a very prominent endowment passed on Thrive because they thought I was too much of an entrepreneur.” — @JoshuaKushner via @patrick_oshag’s pod I’m biased but believe an entrepreneurial mindset is increasingly important in...
Founders: Prospect disqualification criteria: 🚩 Pain described in general terms only 🚩 Complex approval chain with no champion 🚩 First-time category purchase 🚩 'Someday' implementation timeframe 🚩 'We don't share that information' on budget If you see two flags, focus elsewhere.
Trump accidentally demonstrated the exact framework I teach every entrepreneur. It's called the Physics of Progress. And most founders would rather stay stuck forever than actually use it.
Many (most?) people pick up on insincerity. Many (most?) people like to do business with people they like. So…
From tomorrow's @ThePeelPod with @garrytan: A startup in the very first YC batch sold itself on Ebay. This got the attention of Kyle Vogt, who ended up joining them to start their next company, Twitch. Kyle then went on to then...
the best growth hack in 2026 will be to build something so good that AI agents recommend it to users Not word of mouth… word of agent
Founders: Sales discovery qualification checklist: 🚩 Can't quantify problem cost 🚩 Unclear who signs the contract 🚩 No budget history for similar tools 🚩 No compelling event driving action 🚩 Refuses to discuss investment level Two red flags means they're not a real prospect.
.@incidentfox is an open-source AI SRE that builds its own debugging tools. It learns each team’s unique systems and auto-generates the integrations it needs — no custom engineering required. Congrats on the launch @jimmyweiiiii and @LongYi1207! https://t.co/H68FjaBikx https://t.co/JWvl2EPJpN
This AI startup is valued at $11B for solving one of the most boring problems in tech.....
So many people say “ads don’t work; write content.” All of my companies for 22 years grew with ads 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 and forever. Ads won't be effective for 𝘢𝘭𝘭 companies, but "I've never seen it work" is an admission of lack of...
What are we doing at Camp Hustle? What to expect? • An angel track with a live deal review • A VC track with a pitch clinic • A Shark Tank-style pitch event • Niche breakouts covering super specific niche investment topics • Wellness activities...
This AI startup just hit an $11B valuation by solving one of the most boring problems in tech.... Harvey is reportedly raising $200M and has reached: - $190M in ARR - 1,000 customers - 100,000 lawyers on the platform So...
Every shirt ad looked the same. One prop changed everything. In 1951, Hathaway was a small shirt company from Maine that most people had never heard of. They had a $30,000 ad budget, a fraction of what their competitors were spending,...
Most businesses struggle for one reason: you ignore the math. If you close 80% of sales calls, you are underpriced. If your LTV to CAC is below 3:1 with humans involved, your model breaks at scale. If you wait more than 60 seconds...
People don't become known for their expertise They become known for how they *think differently* about their area of expertise Recognition follows a distinct, ownable idea (not volume, not credentials, not even quality of work) If your thinking sounds like everyone else's in...
The last 25min on Podscan have been pretty exciting :D I have fully automated my customer discovery and outreach process. It's picking up quite a bit. And that's with 0 ads. I'll open that faucet soon, too. https://t.co/BY5051Wnm8
Not all innovation is good. Just because something is new doesn't mean it's better. Focus on meaningful innovation that truly adds value rather than chasing every new trend.
Founders: Discovery call warning signs: 🚩 Vague answers about current challenges 🚩 'Need to talk to my boss' responses 🚩 No current spend on similar solutions 🚩 'No rush' timeline signals 🚩 Deflects all pricing questions Seeing 2+ flags? Move on to better opportunities.
So many doomsday predictions from the biggest AI players...who also need to justify massive capex. If you're a startup with a more optimistic and nuanced take on the future of work, this is your opportunity. The dominant narrative is ripe...
Someday soon AI will hire you. @boardyai is already doing that today. You talk to it on the phone. Helps you build your company. Very disruptive to all sorts of investors.
In this episode of Founder Firesides,@snowmaker talks to the founders of @simpleailab, @catheryn_li & @Zach_Kamran, who just raised a $14M seed. Simple AI gives businesses an AI sales agent that handles inbound calls end-to-end and outperforms their human reps. https://t.co/keftLeBwrc
Hey founders, when you raised your seed round, how many unique VC firms did you send your pitch?
This is a big deal. It's like Stripe but for moving money in and out of companies. You just call the API and Modern Treasury does the rest.
I’ve bootstrapped $0 to $1M ARR three times. If I had to start over with no money and no personal brand, this is exactly how I’d hit $1M ARR in under 12 months: 1. Hunt whales in their natural habitat. Alina Vandenberghe...
I'd love to invest in more founders building something weird in consumer. If that's you, shoot me a demo or link to the product. My DMs are open. :)
You will naturally spend more time making features and tweaking design rather than marketing, sales, and facing the difficult truths about why customers are cancelling. That’s why you need special effort on those areas. The full roadmap: https://t.co/slGN2Hmjwb
This is what makes Lukas such a brilliant founder. It's not enough for him that an interview with the German Chancellor is using his SaaS. He's looking around for opportunities to make it even better and spots a sticker on...
Every Founder has their WFIO moment. WFIO = We're F*cked. It's Over. The other day I was looking through old photos on my phone and found a picture of this receipt from ThirstyBear on Howard Street. It was June of 2013. And my...
We founded Harlem Capital because the world is better when everyone is encouraged to dream big. Winners can come from everywhere but need support to reach their full potential. We invest $1.0M to $2.5M in startups before success is obvious. All Winners Welcome....
In 2015 we started @HarlemCapital to change who gets to win. Not as a slogan, but as a standard. Ten years later, that standard has become a platform for identifying exceptional founders early and helping them build generational companies. We invest $1.0M to...
The new type of software is going to be “dynamic”: - A strong foundation of data access layer and integrations - A smart LLM layer to operate on the data - On-demand dynamic UI for the end users, most other interactions become conversational. For...
What AI deign / wireframe tool connects to github? I want to be able to create mockups quickly but using my real product UX
Every iconic tech company follows the same pattern. I’ve seen it repeat again and again. → The visionary founder who bends reality → The designer who shapes taste and experience → The quiet engineer who makes it actually work Different names. Same archetypes. Apple had them. Tesla had...
